Director – Cord Jefferson – 2023 – US – Cert. 15 – 117m ***** A black, American college Literature professor, unexpectedly finds celebrity via an anonymous alter-ego when he writes a cliché-ridden book about ‘the black experience’ – out in UK cinemas on Friday, February 2nd College professor Thelonius ‘Monk’ Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) is a […]
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